Funnel.



mi. 883,289. m'l'nn'rnn MAR. 31, 1908. 1

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FUNNEL.

APPLICATION FILED IARHI, 1907;

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FUNNEL.

I Specification of Letters Patent.

Application-filed larch a, 19'01. Serial No. $61,140.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, Bnn'rngi R. BURG, a citizen of -United States, residing at Pana, in the county of Stanton, State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Funnels, and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it a ertains to make and use the same.

T he invention has relation to. measuring and automatically-operated funnels.

It is the object of he invention to provide a funnel scribed with a scale and having a stopple operated from the top to enable the .funnel to have (it particular quantity of liquid poured an old therein to be transferred to, a bottle or other vessel.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a measurin funnel with means for stoppling the funne when a bottle or other vessel bein filled therethrough becomes full, and'to hold the stopple in the spout after the filling of the bottle. a

Other objects of the invention incidental to the foregoing will appear obvious from the general description thereof hereinafter given. The nature of the invention is to be ascertained from the device portrayed in the an-.

nexed drawings, forming a part of this specification, in view of which it will first be described in detail with respect-to its construction and manner of use, and then he pointed out in the subjoined claims.

Of the said drawings' Figure]. is a plan of the unproved funnel. Fig. 2 is a side view showing the funnel as arranged for pouring it articular measurement of liquid held there- Fig. 3 is a Fig. 4 is a in into a bottle or other vessel. vertical sectional -v1e' of Fig. 2.

, vertical sectional view of the arts showing similar parts or features,

the bottle as filled andv representing the cooperating parts of the funnel as accordingly ositioned. Fig. 5 is a sectional view showmg the closures for the spout as held up, and the latter as open.

Similar numerals of reference designate as therase may be,- wherever they occur.

In the drawings, having reference specially to Figs..14, 1O designates the body of the funnel which may be composed of glass or other transparent substance and provided with a spout 11 of usual secured to its ,VVithin the body of the funnel on the rod bar 14, but of such of said openm 15.

form, which spout may be composed of the same material as the body'10 or of a different material and be connected with the bottom of the bodyfas at 12. Peripheral beads 13 are formed onthe funnel proper to indicate the amount ofliq V 111d therein.

Across the top of the funnel there'is' arranged a bar; 14, provided centrally with a round or enlarged o ening, 15, having' narrow slots 16.at.1ts si es, in line, with the bar. Throu h the opening 15, and extending down throng on its upper end with a loop, 18, by which it may be manipulated, a stopple, 19, being ower end.

17 there is a'second stopple, 20, and above the said stopple 20 at spaced intervals there are balls or oval shaped pieces of wood or similar substance, 21 and 22. The balls 21 and'22 are of sufficiently small diameter to enable them to ass, when the rod 17 is raised, through t e' opening 15 in the cross size as to from passingthrough the slots 16 at the sides Excepting e wire and the balls and prevent them the spout 11, is a W1 e, 17, provided etc ple carried thereby, the inte'rior'of the h'o y of the funnel is e from all obstructions or means of any kind to get-out of order or to become foul, or that may deleteriously affect the li uid assed therethrough. The stopples an be is are directly connected wit 1 and controlled by the wire.

In the use of the invention, supposing a certain amount of liquid, either in ounces, pints, quarts or gallons, is to be filled into a ottle or other vesse, lowered so as to cause the stopp the 'funnel at the top of the spout 11 as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, when the liquid will be poured into the funnel in the amount desired. The said amou bv the scale scribed thereon, and with the funnel thu's filled, the liquid therein may be transferredto a bottle, lacing the spout of the funnel in the neck oi the said bottle and lifting the wire 17 until the ball 22 passes through the openin 15 when by moving the the rod 17 willbe' le20 to close t will be indicated said wire to one side, the ball will be main all of the liquid .in the funnel shall,

by lowering the stopple 20 and the funnel be placed in condition to be used as before stated. 7 v If the liquid contained in the funnel should 5 happen to be more than the-bottle, or other Vessel can hold the sto'pple 'l9', w l 1ich as indicated, is formed as a float .l'w'i arise with the liquid in the bottom of the-spout, thus closing it against furth r discharge of liquid from the funnel into the bottle.

The rising of the stopple 19, as just described,'wil raise the wire and pass the balls 21 and 22 through the opening whenthe wire may bel moved to one side, carrying it into one of the slots 16 and. holding the funnel closed by the stopple 19, as before stated,

so that there will be no overflow of liquid from the bottle, as is indicated in Fig. 4. It is to be observed that the rod can be easily taken out of the funnel so as to renew the stopples or repair them in cases of necessity. I It is to be also observed. that the funnel is simple in construction so that it may be used as an ordinary funnel Without taking measurement of the contents poured therethrough and it may also be employed for measuring liquids and pouring them out from the top of the funnel without letting hem pass throu h the spout if so desired.

When the bott e becomes filled the stopple operating as a float, will rise, stoppling the spout and raising the ball 22 above the bar 14, where it may be locked in position as above the spout direct described, confining the surplus li uid in the funnel, until the spout is reopene as before stated.

What is claimed is- 1, A funnel having the body thereof comosed of glass scribed with a scale indicating 1ts contents, a rod extending from above the top of the funnel through its spout and provide-1 on the lower end with afloating s'topple and with a second steeple inside the funnel ly connected with and controlled by the wire, a bar extenl'ded across the top of the funnel provided with a central opening having narrow slots at each side of tie opening, and balls on'the rod in spaced relation above the stopple inside the funnel. 2. A funnel provided with a bar across its top havin a relatively large opening in its center and narrow slots at the sides thereof, a wire extended through said opening and through the spout and provided with a float stopper below the spout, and a ball on the wire within the funnel adapted to pass through the central opening in the bar when the wireis raised bytho float stopple the wire beingadapte'd to be passed into the slots in the cross-bar at the s dosof the opening therein by merely being moved lateraly therein,

In testimony whereof, I allix my signa- 'ture, in presence of two witnessess.

Y 'BER'lllA R. BURG.

Witnesses:

PERMINTANA Comes, Rosa Wanna, 

